codifferential

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Synonyms: differential

Antonyms: differential

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|maths}} The projected differential of an extensor field.
2. {{lb|en|differential geometry}} the formal adjoint of the [[exterior derivative]]; a differential-geometric version of the [[divergence]] operator; the exterior derivative sandwiched between two [[Hodge star]] operators with some additional factor(s) that take(s) care of the sign; the [[Hermitian conjugate]] of the exterior derivative under the [[inner product]] for ''k''-form fields over some manifold ''M'': <math>(\alpha, \beta) = \int_M \alpha \wedge \star \beta</math>, so that <math>(\alpha, d \beta) = (\delta \alpha, \beta) </math>.

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